The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Baochai didn't want to bother Daiyu with these troublesome things, but remembering the last dispute, she was still patient, and sat down with Daiyu to explain the cause and effect in detail, and how Xue Pan and her talked quickly about the matter of getting married. , and comforted Daiyu: "Mom took me out and walked around a few times, she meant to see each other, but there is no news so far. It can be seen that this matter is not urgent, so don't worry."

Daiyu said: "At that time your brother was famous, so they naturally didn't like it very much. Now that brother Xue is worshiping under my father, it is not what it used to be. Besides, at that time, my aunt might not have the intention of relying on you to support brother Xue. So the ones who take you around are rich and powerful people, and the door is not the right one. If they want to open this time and choose a door that is not far from the door, how can the other party refuse to see you! No, no, we We need to think quickly."

Seeing that she was even more anxious than herself, Baochai warmed her heart, held her hand and said, "It's up to you, everything is up to you."

Daiyu thought for a while, and asked, "Where did Brother Xue come from before he came to see you?"

Baochai said: "I just sent someone to ask. It's time to come back." Sure enough, Ying'er came back soon and said, "The uncle was talking to Baoyu and Lan Geer just now, and the boy said that it seemed that Baoyu and Lange were talking." What kind of family rise and fall, the uncle came here in a hurry."

Daiyu clapped her hands and said, "That's right, he was only provoked by those two people for a while, and when he thinks of this incident, he will probably forget it in a few days."

Baochai frowned and said, "I'm just afraid that he will think of it again after a while, and he won't come to look for me at that time, but just talk to my mother, what should I do? Besides, at his age, mother is also worried about him." When did Bao Buqi mention it to him, he remembered that Mom was in a hurry and rushed to make an order for me, and it would be difficult to deal with it at that time."

Daiyu pinched her arm and said, "It's all you. What you say is the same as the samsara of the five grains. The wind blows and it disperses. There is no certainty. This time he is at my house, and he came to look for you first. If it is you Home, directly looking for aunt, what about you!"

Baochai said, "It's because I didn't think carefully. I thought I was in charge of all the affairs of the family. My mother is soft-tempered, and my brother is not a planner. In a few years, I may not want to get my marriage. As long as I delay In the past few years, after the age of marriage, when the time comes, the right family will not be able to marry. If my mother chooses those low-income families for me, I will cry and refuse, and if it doesn’t work, I will say that my brother is not good enough, so I have to stand up for the family For the sake of my brother, my mother will definitely agree. I'm afraid she will think that I have been wronged and will listen to me in everything. But now my brother is thinking of getting married on his own and is going to plan for me. The two of them thought of a place , I am the one who is in trouble."

Daiyu said: "You have a good idea, but I shouldn't meddle in other people's business and tell my father to teach Brother Xue out!"

Baochai said: "You are overthinking again! My brother is sensible, and I am too happy to be happy. How can I blame you? My real difficulty is not about whether to marry or not, but how to make them not sad, otherwise I will tell you directly. They and our matter, just force them to agree with death, why sit here in a city of sorrow."

Daiyu snorted, and Baochai reached out to embrace her and said, "It's you—your family has several generations of marquises, and you are the only daughter. If Uncle Lin makes up his mind, I'm afraid we won't be able to disobey it."

Daiyu said: "You should clear up your own affairs first, and then it's not too late to think about mine."

Baochai said: "Didn't I just say it and think about it with you?" After hearing this, Daiyu sat opposite Baochai for a long time without saying a word, and then said, "I vaguely remember that you said that Jia's mansion in the previous life made offerings to you. Auntie?"

Baochai nodded and said: "She is named Miaoyu, she is also from Suzhou, and she is also a lady from an official family. It is a pity that she is weak, so she has to sacrifice herself to become a monk to avoid disaster."

Daiyu said: "I think you can also use this method to practice at home, wouldn't it be good?"

Baochai had an idea, and said with a smile, "If that's the case, why don't we go together as aunts?"

Just as Daiyu was about to applaud her, Baochai shook her head again and said, "No, no, if you pretend to be a monk, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it from Uncle Lin."

Daiyu also lowered her head and said: "Brother Xue has worshiped under my father's door. If you become a monk, Brother Xue must also ask to be under my father's door. Although he is a half-official person, there are quite a few relatives under his staff. We can't hide it from you." he."

Thinking of how she and Baochai worked hard to support her father's health and Xue Pan's correction, but in the end she set up obstacles for herself, so she was inevitably depressed. However, if she was told to do it all over again with Baochai, I was afraid I will still choose Lin Haijian, and Baochai will still hope that Xue Pan will study hard, because human beings are inevitably bound by love, and this love is not only between her two, but also family love, and their □□, and born to violate the famous teachings of the world, rebelling against the family relationship, and the conflict between the two, is it more than melancholy?I'm afraid that Qianjie and Wanjie are not enough to express in words, but the deep meaning is that only the two of them know each other.

The two were silent for a moment, Baochai cheered up and said with a smile: "My elder brother didn't go to look for mother, but came to me first, of course it was because he was too embarrassed to directly mention his marriage to mother, and I'm afraid it was also because I happened to be in the same place. The reason for being in the Lin residence——I read my brother's homework. Uncle Lin disciplined him very strictly, and he rarely had time to spare from morning to night. I'm afraid he won't have the time to talk to Mom about this matter in the short term. You can go first Relax."

Daiyu said: "Father disciplined him only for this exam. After the annual exam is over, I'm afraid it won't be so strict. Besides, Aunt Xue lives a few streets away. Could my father really have the heart to call Xue?" Aunt, mother and child separated, haven't seen each other for several months?"

Baochai said: "Then I'll pretend to be sick first. Mom can't tell me to marry when I'm sick. After a few years, I'm getting old. When I want to marry, I won't be able to get married."

Daiyu said: "Can my father just sit back and ignore you when you are sick at my house? There are so many famous doctors in Beijing, who can't invite me with the post from the Lin family? At that time, will you be able to bribe them all?"

Baochai half-jokingly said: "Otherwise, I'll go outside and soak in water once, and I'm sure I'll be really sick overnight..." Before she finished speaking, Daiyu rolled her eyes, knowing that she was too whimsical——sickness It is easy to recover but difficult to recover, not to mention the serious illness that will drag on for several years?

The two of them really racked their brains up to this point, but there was still no result. Seeing Daiyu's brows furrowed, Baochai regretted explaining too much to her and tiring her out. Thinking of the cause of the dispute with Daiyu, she quickly patted herself, and Daiyu asked in shock, "What's wrong?"

Baochai hurriedly said, "Nothing."

Daiyu squinted at her and said, "Are you thinking about telling me about this again?"

Baochai smiled apologetically and said, "Where is it? I was just thinking, if... if... cough, tell me, if I tell my brother the truth, can he... help us?" It's just nonsense, but Daiyu took it seriously, pondered for a while, and said: "Brother Xue is...cough...a bit uninhibited, maybe he is really willing to hide it for us."

Baochai said: "With his temperament, how can he keep a secret? Besides, it is not known whether he will be willing to do such a big matter."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows and said, "You asked someone to sue Jia's house, didn't Brother Xue also do a lot for you, and didn't mention anything afterwards?"

Baochai coughed lightly, and said in a low voice: "I specially ordered different people to do those things, and I chose honest and responsible stewards who don't like to gossip, or I asked two people who had enmity with each other. To do the two connected things, my brother only took part in the matter of Ma Daopo for us. Up to now, he still thinks that the witch was trying to harm me, so I designed her—those things, if you are not careful, it will be a big deal The root of the disaster, besides you, who else do I dare to worry about!"

Daiyu saw that she put herself first in everything, so she pursed her lips and smiled. When she mentioned Ma Daopo, she suddenly remembered something again, and said strangely: "I always find it strange, it's so good, why do they have to curse you too? Could it be that you called someone?" The fire in front of that surnamed Zhao made her do such a stupid thing?"

Baochai hurriedly said: "I have that kind of thought! You are too suspicious." Seeing that she still didn't believe it, she hurriedly said, "Let's come and think about the matter now."

Daiyu said: "If Brother Xue hadn't stayed with my father for so many years, it would be fine. Now I see that he is very grateful to my father. If you tell him clearly that you and I have a relationship, I'm afraid you will say it. He's going to talk to my father."

Baochai was only perfunctory, but seeing that Daiyu was still serious about the matter, he had to laugh and said, "This method won't work, let's think of another way."

Who knows that Daiyu suddenly said again: "Yes! You don't tell him about you and me, you just say that you like a person and have a white-headed alliance with him. You must wait for him. I'm afraid Xue Big Brother is willing to help you out."

Baochai said in surprise: "Nonsense, we are deep in the inner curtain, and people follow us when we move. If something happens, the first thing the elders in the family will ask is the girl in front of me. The others are okay. If Yinger and Qingque can't stand it, Shake up the matter between the two of us, but what can we do? Besides, what if my brother is hard-hearted, or he is not strict, and he reveals it to my mother, and forces me to find someone to marry? What to do? Take a step back and say, I have met only a few men in my life, who am I going to talk about? Again, you think my usual temperament seems to be able to do this Who is responsible for the matter? Such discrepancies between words and deeds, I'm afraid someone will always be able to see it."

Daiyu muttered, "No matter how much you abide by the etiquette, you are still with me? I am ashamed to say that I-ah, I have it again!"

Baochai hadn't expected her for a long time, and half jokingly said: "What is it?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Since you can sue the Jia family from the outside, naturally you can also tell from the outside that you can't marry yourself. It's just that you have been wronged and you want to leave a bad reputation outside."

Baochai was startled, and immediately said: "You say...spread bad things about me? I'm afraid it's not easy to do. If it's about family reputation, uncle and uncle will have to intervene. Everything we do is unbearable. Check it out, check it out, and you'll find out."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Who said it's your family reputation that will be ruined? There are so many reputations that make people unable to get married, why do you think of these dishonest people?"

Baochai said cautiously: "Then you mean... horoscope numerology?"

Daiyu proudly said: "Exactly. There is no trace of metaphysics. Once the news comes out, it is not easy to refute it. Besides, as long as it does not affect the girl in my family, I am afraid that your uncle and my uncle will not be able to refute it." If you don't bother to investigate, won't your marriage be delayed? ——Don't be in a hurry to refute me, you are only concerned with refusing me today, so let me finish talking."

Baochai motioned her to continue with her gaze, and Daiyu said, "Of course, I don't expect this illusory thing to succeed. I just think about it carefully. Your father died young, and your family is in decline. You are also a merchant. It probably looks down on you. The well-matched family must be hesitant when they see that you have lost your father. If the fortune telling of Kefu and prodigal is spread at this time, even those better families will retreat, no A good family... You are picky in every possible way. Brother Xue and Auntie love you so much, they must be reluctant to let you marry into those families. What do you think? Well, no, I am afraid that someone will still miss you with your appearance and character. Eat more mutton or something like that every day to stimulate the heat poison. Now that my second uncle is in charge, the second aunt must go out to socialize at these times. You can go out a few times with the heat poison and let them see it. I promise I won’t ask you to go back. , or you keep calling yourself sick, and they will be less concerned about getting engaged when they see you so weak, so adding the theory of fortunetelling is the most appropriate. By the way, you can’t clearly express your thoughts to Big Brother Xue, But you can imply that there are candidates, and you imply to him that you like Baoyu, but you don't say it explicitly. Aunt is your aunt, they see that you like you, and they see that there is hope, they are afraid that they will push away people outside, and..."

Baochai said, "And as long as the old lady is around, I'm not likely to marry Baoyu, so no matter what you say, it's not a big problem, is it?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "You're smart once."

Baochai said: "Yes, Miss Lin is the smartest. Miss Lin who is so smart knows how to ask someone to explain in a good way next to the ears of a second master who is full of poetry and books and does not believe in ghosts and gods. For a girl like me, no matter how many times in the past ten years, no one said that her fate was bad, she even passed the primary elections safely, but when she reaches the age of marriage, she suddenly has a bad horoscope?"